Variety articles from December 1997

Variety archives from December 1997

B'way rules rewritten to head 'Lion's' roar. (renovation of Walt Disney studios)
December 22, 1997... Megahit puts Mouse in catbird's seat Walt Disney Studios is renovating more than just the porn districts on Broadway. In the last three years, the Mouse House has revolutionized the N.Y. legit biz: smashing B.O. records as well as the...

Old world charms Euro B.O.
December 22, 1997... In the big battle for box office dominance overseas, U.S. pics have easily KO'd all other comers - but local heroes are suddenly putting up a pretty impressive fight in Europe. American heavyweights like Hercules and 007 will jostle with some...

Levinson fit to quit Writers Guild over 'Dog' ado.
December 22, 1997... Despite three Golden Globe nominations for the political satire "Wag the Dog," including one for best screenplay, the makers of "Dog" are barking over the Writers Guild decision giving David Mamet second screen credit position behind Hilary...

The season of anomalies.
December 22, 1997... The 1997 holiday season is proving that the rules the industry lives by may no longer apply. Take a quick glance at the scoreboard this week, and you realize anew that this has been a season of anomalies in the movie business. To wit: ...

ABC News' united front fractures easily.
December 22, 1997... Poor ABC News. It can't even orchestrate a press conference without revealing how bad things are at home these days. News division honchos - chairman Roone Arledge, prexy David Westin and anchor Peter Jennings - put on their smiles Dec. 17...

A lit vet vents.
December 22, 1997... The premature leakage of books in galley form to film studios and producers has become so epidemic that it's becoming a rarity when a prominent book doesn't find its way to buyers - many times in unedited form - months before agents are ready...

B.O. breaks the bank. (box office) (Sony leads B.O. march toward $6 billion)
December 22, 1997... Sony leads B.O. march toward $6 billion HOLLYWOOD The film industry received an early Christmas present Dec. 13 when the domestic box office broke the record $5.76 billion gross for 1996. Spurred by the very potent debut of Miramax's...

Euros making kudos count. (European film industry)
December 22, 1997... LONDON The new spirit of populism that is sweeping the European film industry, manifested in this year's upsurge of box office success for local pics, is starting to transform the region's award ceremonies. While Hollywood has always seen...

Fox 2000 shutters Gotham lit office.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Addressing what she calls "a bad time for the book business," Fox 2000 president Laura Ziskin recently notified her New York scouting and development office that it will be closed March 1. Two years after opening, Matthew...

Cairo fest fetes over 'Titanic.' (The Chambermaid and the Titanic)
December 22, 1997... CAIRO The Cairo festival jury was enamored with a Titanic picture and no, it wasn't the $200 million Hollywood epic, but the French-Spanish-Italian co-prod "La Femme de Chambre du Titanic" (The Chambermaid and the Titanic). Pic nabbed...

Miramax mixup over 'Scream.'
December 22, 1997... Oops! Miramax's "Scream 2" provided a lot of red and green for the Christmas season, but not as much as had been initially reported. On Dec. 15, the company declared a $39.2 million gross for the opening weekend, an all-time record debut for...

'Titanic' sails with 8 Golden Globe noms. (Golden Globe Nominations for the film 'Titanic')
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD James Cameron's "Titanic" proved unsinkable, with eight Golden Globe nominations - more than any other film this season, and the most ever in the 55-year history of the awards from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. In the...

Dutch site in arthouse circuit war.
December 22, 1997... AMSTERDAM Plans are on the drawing board for a new $10 million arthouse cinema complex to be built in Amsterdam, but getting it off the ground could involve some major bloodletting. The complex is at the site of two cinemas now leased by...

German coin flows down the Rhine.
December 22, 1997... DUSSELDORF, Germany Last month, an association of Dutch film companies asked the European Commission to investigate the tactics of film subsidy foundation Filmstiftung NordrheinWestfalen. "The subsidies lure more and more Dutch filmmakers...

Filmmaker Bennett: independent in Oz.
December 22, 1997... SYDNEY Aussie writer-director Bill Bennett isn't just relishing the critical acclaim and awards heaped on his inventive road movie "Kiss or Kill" - he's celebrating a return to the limelight after an emotionally and professionally bruising...

L.A. crix pick 'Confidential.' (Los Angeles Film Critics Association)
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Warner Bros.' "L.A. Confidential" was a hero at home, winning four top honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn., including best picture. The 1950s-set noir thriller based on James Ellroy's novel also took home L.A. crix...

'Sweet' victory: 8 Genie wins.
December 22, 1997... MONTREAL "The Sweet Hereafter" picked up eight trophies Dec. 14 at the Genie Awards, Canada's answer to the Oscars. Atom Egoyan's dark drama won for motion picture of the year and director (Egoyan), and other wins included nods for actor...

Dancing under the stars: webs, studios drawn to talent, but management deals dicey.
December 22, 1997... Webs, studios drawn to talent, but management deals dicey NBC's Tuesday-night comedies "NewsRadio" and "Just Shoot Me" can't quite be labeled hits, but they have helped the Peacock web unseat ABC's long-dominant regular Tuesday schedule this...

Diller dilemma: wrestling with 'Springer' success.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Does Barry dig Jerry? Jerry Springer hosts the hottest talkshow on the wrestling... er, daytime TV circuit right now, and he's about to get a new boss: Barry Diller. Diller's HSN Inc. is buying the show, as part of its $4...

CBS Yule logs demo delights. (includes data on Nielsen's top TV shows rating from December 11 to 17)
December 22, 1997... This year's round of classic Christmas specials means a little more than usual at CBS. Now that the network has developed a more family-friendly schedule - with its kid-oriented Friday lineup, the steady growth of Thursday's "Promised Land"...

'Magic' word at Fox: synergy. (Magic Johnson)
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Fox's Twentieth TV has firmed up plans to launch "The Magic Hour," a new syndic latenight strip with Earvin (Magic) Johnson, next year. Not surprisingly, "The Magic Hour" has been cleared on all 22 Fox-owned TV stations for a...

Smiles for comedy, tears for drama in syndie rates. (includes table on Nielsen's Syndication Rating)
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Off-network comedies shone, but syndie weeklies got hammered in the first full week after the November sweep, according to Nielsen's ratings report for the week ended Dec. 7. Shopping trips and other holiday-related...

MTV's Graden on an upward curve. (Music television's new programming chief, Brian Graden)
December 22, 1997... NEW YORK MTV: Music Television has a "new goal": Uniting music and television. Toward that end, MTV prexy Judy McGrath has named Brian Graden as her new programming czar. "It's not just about music - we're not radio," McGrath says. "We...

Cable culls plan to bury black box.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD The cable TV industry may be slow to admit it, but the greatest competitive threat to its future isn't satellite dishes or telcos or the Internet. It's thieves. The problem isn't exactly a new one, but the pirating of cable...

Room for 2 in France: despite rivalry, Canal satellite, TPS are thriving. (Television Par Satellite)
December 22, 1997... Despite rivalry, Canal Satellite, TPS are thriving PARIS France's two main digital TV platforms, Canal Plus-backed Canal Satellite and the rival Television Par Satellite (TPS) consortium, headed into the Christmas period by announcing...

Asian b'casters turn to H'wood for help. (Asian broadcasters)
December 22, 1997... SYDNEY As Asian currencies continue to freefall and TV advertising revenues tumble, Hollywood has little choice but to give the region's struggling broadcasters a break. Most U.S. studios say they will not seek to raise license fees for...

HVD topper motoring. (HVD Entertainment)
December 22, 1997... KUALA LUMPUR Sebastian Foo got his start in the entertainment business by hopping on his motor bike each evening and delivering videotapes of Chinese films to homes in the Malaysian capital. Foo admits he wasn't very good at this part-time...

Rhodes.
December 22, 1997... PBS, SUN.-TUES. JAN. 4-6, 9 P.M. Filmed in South Africa by Zenith Prods. for BBC-TV, WGBH Boston, CBC Canada and SABC South Africa. Executive producers, Michael Wearing, Antony Thomas; executive producer for WGBH, Rebecca Eaton; producers,...

The Sunshine Boys.
December 22, 1997... CBS, SUN. DEC. 28, 9 P.M. Filmed in New York by Hallmark Entertainment. Executive producer, Robert Halmi St.; producer-director, John Erman; co-producer, Gerrit Van Der Meer; writer, Nell Simon, based on his play; camera, Tony Imi; editor,...

Savio Glover's Nu York.
December 22, 1997... ABC, SAT. JAN. 3, 8 P.M. Produced by Ken Ehrlich Prods. in association with Maniaction Prods. Executive producers, Ken Ehrlich, Savion Glover; producer, Ehrlich; director, Jim Gable; writers, Ehrlich, Reg. E. Gaines; camera, Tony Mitchell;...

General Cinema at 75: from one theater in 1922 to megaplex builder.
December 22, 1997... Hollywood After a decade that has seen only marginal growth for the company, General Cinema Theatres (GCT), the nation's seventh-largest theater circuit with 1,200 screens in 180 locations, is poised for a major expansion that includes new...

Consolidation alters face of exhibition.
December 22, 1997... NEW YORK In the space of just a few weeks, consolidation of theater exhibition has taken a giant leap forward. But industry execs say more mergers are necessary to position exhibition for the changes looming. In the past two months, Sony's...

Sundance, GCC build home for indie pix.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD When Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard" declares, "It's the pictures that got small," she could have been agreeing with last year's Academy Awards as well as with General Cinema and the Sundance Institute in confirming the notion...

Showbiz runs in the family.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD Even though it has been a publicly traded company for 37 years, General Cinema Cos. remains a family affair. "I've been interested in the business since I could read," says Robert Smith, president and chief operating officer of...

Latin American growth part of agenda.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD The siesta is over for slumbering exhibitors in Latin America, and General Cinema Mexico sees itself as a leader in the U.S. distributor invasion south of the border by buying and building screens and multiplexes. In September,...

Changes in tech toys help pix look, sound their best.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD When today's moviegoers venture away from the VCR and into a theater, they expect an event, an experience they couldn't get at home. To satisfy the audience - and to remain competitive in today's crowded theatrical market -...

THX technology a 'sound' investment.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD In 1983, as Lucasfilm scrambled to prepare "Return of the Jedi" for release, Paul DelRossi, then president of GCC, visited the facility. While there, he saw a demo of the inhouse theater sound system that audio designer Tomlinson...

A busy day in the life of exhibition.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD In any large cinema chain, the head office sets the tone for what distinguishes the theaters from the competition. They build or renovate, shut down moribund sites or reinvigorate them through national promotion programs. But...

Auds lured by virtual arcades.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD In increasing numbers, young megaplex patrons often are seen unloading buckets of quarters (or more likely dollars) for the privilege of battling in virtual worlds. But theater game rooms also are the staging grounds for the latest...

More than just popcorn and pop.
December 22, 1997... HOLLYWOOD In an effort to capture new audiences, General Cinema is adding new features in its theaters and devising promotions to expand beyond the family-oriented strategy of the past. In February, the circuit opens its first megaplex...

Jackie Brown.
December 22, 1997... A Miramax release of an A Band Apart production. Produced by Lawrence Bender. Executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Richard N. Gladstein, Elmore Leonard. Co-producer, Paul Hellerman. Directed, written by Quentin Tarantino,...

The Postman.
December 22, 1997... A Warner Bros. release of a Tig production. Produced by Jim Wilson, Steve Tisch, Kevin Costner. Directed by Kevin Costner. Screenplay, Eric Roth, Brian Helgeland, based on the novel by David Brin. Camera (Alpha Cine color, Technicolor...

Spice World.
December 22, 1997... (BRTISH) A Polygram (in U.K.)/Sony (in U.S.) release of a Spice Girls presentation, in association with Polygram Filled Entertainment and Icon Entertainment Intl., of a Fragile Films production. Produced by Uri Fruchtman, Barnaby Thompson....

The Boxer.
December 22, 1997... (BRITISH-IRISH-U.S.) A Universal release of a Hell's Kitchen production. Produced by Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Screenplay, Sheridan, Terry George. Camera (Technicolor), Chris Menges; editor, Gerry Hambling;...

Mouse Hunt.
December 22, 1997... A DreamWorks Pictures release. Produced by Alan Riche, Tony Ludwig, Bruce Cohen. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Screenplay, Adam Rifkin. Camera (Technicolor), Phedon Papamichael; editor, Craig Wood; music, Alan Silvestri; production design,...

The Education of Little Tree.
December 22, 1997... A Paramount release of a Jake Eberts production, in association with Allied Films/Lightmotive. Produced by Jake Eberts. Co-producers, Lenny Young, Louise Gendron. Directed, written by Richard Friedenberg, based on the novel by Forrest...

Mr. Magoo.
December 22, 1997... A Buena Vista release of a Wait Disney Pictures presentation of a Ben Myron production. Executive producers, Henry G. Superstein, Andre Morgan, Robert L. Rosen. Produced by Ben Myron. Co-producer, Justis Greene. Directed by Stanley Tong....

The Boys. (Les Boys)
December 22, 1997... (LES BOYS) (CANADIAN) A Melenny Prods. production, with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Super Ecran, and the Quebec government. (International sales: CFP Intl., Montreal.) Produced by Richard Goudreau. Directed by Louis Saia....

Life is Beautiful. (La Vita e Bella)
December 22, 1997... (LA VlTA E BELLA) (ITALIAN) A Cecchi Gori Distribuzione release (in Italy) of a Mario and Vittorio Cecchi Gori/Roberto Benigni presentation of a Melampo Cinematografica production. (International sales: Cecchi Gori Group, Rome.) Produced...

The Rats. (Las Ratas)
December 22, 1997... (LAS RATAS) (SPANISH) An Alta Films release (in Spain) of a Teja Films production, in association with Canal Plus Spain and TVE. (International sales: Teja Films, Madrid.) Produced by Teo Escamilla. Directed, written by Antonio...

Siestas & Olas. (A Surfing Journey Through Mexico)
December 22, 1997... A SURFING JOURNEY THROUGH MEXICO (DOCU) A Dan-O Surf Films presentation. Produced, directed, written, narrated by Dan Wozniak. Camera (color, 16mm), Wozniak. Reviewed Dec. 5, 1997, at Red Vic Movie House, San Francisco. Running time: 87...

Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
December 22, 1997... (GERMAN) A Buena Vista Intl. (Germany) release (in Germany) of a Mr. Brown Entertainment/Buena Vista Intl. Filmproduction production. (International sales: Cinepool. Munich.) Produced by Til Schweiger, Tom Zickler, Andre Heinicke....

As Time Goes By. (Qu Ru Ku Duo)
December 22, 1997... (QU RU KU DUO) (TAIWANESE - DOCU) A Top Focus Prod. production, for Chinese Television Co., Are Light Films and Rice Film Intl. (International sales: Taiwan Film Centre, Taipei.) Produced by Cheng Su-ming. Executive producers, Jiang...

Mauvais Genre.
December 22, 1997... (FRENCH) A Bac Films release (in France) of a Telema/Le Studio Canal Plus/France 2 Cinema/Magouric production, with participation of Byimages 4 and Canal Plus. (International sales: Le Studio Canal Plus Paris.) Produced by Charles Gassot....

Old Man Dogs.
December 22, 1997... A Back Lot Films presentation. Produced, directed, written by Bill Millios. Executive producers, George Millios, Harry Theodosopoulos. Camera (color) Wickham H. Strub; editor, Millios Michael Huggins; sound, Marc Vadeboncoeur; associate...

The Venus of Willendorf. (Le Venere de Willendorf)
December 22, 1997... (LE VENERE DE WILLENDORF) (ITALIAN) A Vitagraph presentation of an Elisabetta Lodoli, RAI, Bianca Films (Rome) production. (International sales: Vitagraph, Bologna.) Produced, directed by Elisabetta Lodoli. Executive producer. Donatella...

Blue Moon. (Lan Yue)
December 22, 1997... (LAN YUE) (TAIWANESE) A Blue Moon Films production. (International sales: Taiwan Film Centre, Taipei.) Produced by Aaton Cheng. Executive producer, Yang Bao-fei. Directed by Ko Yi-cheng. Screenplay, Ko, Joe Liu. Camera (color), Jack...

Gerrie & Louise.
December 22, 1997... (CANADIAN - DOCU) A Blackstock Pictures/Eurasia Motion Pictures production in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (International sales: Film Transit, Montreal.) Produced by Phyllis Brown, David York, Sturla Gunnarsson....

One Life and Two Trails. (Una Vida y Dos Mandados)
December 22, 1997... (UNA VIDA Y DOS MANDADOS) (VENEZUELAN) An Alexis Montilla Films production. Produced by Montilla. Co-producer, Fernando Jover. Directed by Alberto Arvelo. Screenplay, Freddy Sosa, Jorge Chacin, Arvelo. Camera (color), Andres Agusti;...

A Wound of Light. (La Herida Luminosa)
December 22, 1997... (LA HERIDA LUMINOSA) (SPANISH) A United Intl. Pictures presentation of a Nickel Odeon Dos Inc. production with the participation of Television Espanola. Produced by Jose Luis Garci, Horacio Varcarcel. Directed by Jose Luis Garci....

Barbecue: A Love Story.
December 22, 1997... (CANADIAN) A Rufus Film (Vancouver) production. Produced by Bob Millar. Co-producer, Mar Andersons. Directed, written by Stacy Kirk. Camera (color), Steve Cosens; editors, Patti Henderson, Fredrik Thorsen; music, Darden Smith; production...

A Midwife's Tale.
December 22, 1997... A Blueberry Hills production, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (International sales: Blueberry Hills Prods., Watertown, Mass.) Produced by Laurie-Khan Leavitt. Executive producer, Rebecca Eaton. Directed by...

Mordburo.
December 22, 1997... (FRENCH-BELGIAN-BULGARIAN-ITALIAN) A Eurozoom/La Compagnie des Films release (in France) of a Trois Lumieres presentation of a Trois Lumieres Prods. (Paris)/Les Films de l'Etaing, Image Creation (Brussels)/Vitec (Sofia)/AB Cinema (Rome)...

Hudson River Blues.
December 22, 1997... A The Dog Lives Prods. production, in association with Gun for Hire, a division of the Shooting Gallery. Produced by Jennifer and John Manocherian. Directed by Nell Cox. Camera (color), Michael Negrin; editor, David Leonard; music, Charlie...

Beyond Hypothermia.
December 22, 1997... (SIPSI 32[degrees]) (HONG KONG) A Sanqueen Ltd. presentation of a Milkway Image (Hong Kong) production. (International sales: Golden Network, Hong Kong.) Produced by Johnny To. Executive producer, To. Directed by Patrick Leung....

Made Men.
December 22, 1997... A Close Encounters Prods. presentation in association with Pool Party Prods. Produced by Don Close, James Biberi, Jan Ross. Executive producers, Stephen C. Smith, John Dorian. Co-producer, Deminick J. Daniels. Directed by Don Close....

The Setting Son.
December 22, 1997... A Luv Shack Prods. presentation. Produced by Lisa Satriano, Scott Howell. Executive producers, Will Schaub, Satriano, David Oliver, Howell, Maureen Muldoon. Co-producer, Debra Grieco. Directed by Lisa Satriano. Screenplay, Will Schaub. Camera...

Dust off the Wings.
December 22, 1997... (AUSTRALIAN) A UIP (Australia) release of a Bombshell Films production, in association with Zinc-Winning Post Prods. (International sales: Southern Star, Sydney.) Produced by Lee Rogers. Executive producer, Ward Stevens. Directed by Lee...

The Year After Dayton. (Das Jahr Nach Dayton)
December 22, 1997... (DAS JAHR NACH DAYTON) (AUSTRIAN - DOCU) A Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion production, in association with Prisma Film and Bosna Film (Sarajevo), with the cooperation of OFR. Produced, directed, written by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Camera...

Univers'l.
December 22, 1997... An Alpha Cine production. Produced by Reinhard Schreiner. Directed, written by Anna Nicholas. Camera (color/B&W, 16mm), Dermott Downs; editor, Dawn Hoggatt; music, Gregory Ives; production design, Steven Ernst; costumes, Kathleen Detoro;...

Drive, She Said.
December 22, 1997... (CANADIAN) A Malofilm Distribution release (in Canada) of a 47 Films presentation of a Drive, She Said Prods. production, with participation of Canada Television & Cable Production Fund and Telefilm Canada. (International sales: Beyond...

Some Birds Can't Fly.
December 22, 1997... (PTICE KOJE NIKAD NE POLETE) (YUGOSLAVIAN) A Centar Film presentation of a Globus Film production, in cooperation with Avala Film, Dunav Film and Media Film. Produced by Globus Film. Directed, written by Petar Lalovic. Camera (color),...

Through the Door of No Return.
December 22, 1997... (DOCU) A Mypheduh Films release of an Elimu Prods./Negod Gwad production. Produced by Shirikiana Aina, Haile Gerima. Directed by Shirikiana Aina. Camera (color), Rick Butler; editor, Halie Gerima; sound, Curtis Choy; assistant director...

Tired Companions.
December 22, 1997... (MUEDE WEGGEFAEHRTEN: FUNF GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM KRIEG) (GERMAN) A Zero Film production, in association with ZDF. (International sales: Zero Film, Berlin.) Produced by Martin Hagemann. Directed, written by Zoran Solomun. Camera (color,...

Moving In Moving Out.
December 22, 1997... A Maverick Partners LP presentation in association with Manner Maker Films. Produced by Ken Harem, Anne Chaisson. Directed, screenplay by Hamm. Camera (color, 16mm), T.W. Li; editor, Duncan Pettigrew; music, Andrew Hollander; production...

Wild Games.
December 22, 1997... (COMBAT DE FAUVES) (BELGIAN-GERMAN-FRENCH) A Lamy Film, RTBF (Belgium)/Integral Film (Germany)/Galatee Films, Atloyc (France) production, in association with Vine Intl. Pictures. (International sales: Vine, London.) Executive producer,...

Fix.
December 22, 1997... A Rebellion Entertainment Group presentation, in association with Z Films and Cinema Arts Entertainment. Produced by James De Rin, Richard Zelniker, Pierre-Richard Muller. Executive producers, Pierre-Richard Muller, James De Rin. Directed,...

Fools.
December 22, 1997... (FRENCH-SOUTH AFRICAN-MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWEAN) A JBA Prod., Peripherie Prod. (France)/Natives at Large (South Africa)/Ebano Multimedia (Mozambique)/Framework Intl (Zimbabwe) production, in association with M-Net (South Africa). (International...

Transatlantique.
December 22, 1997... (FRENCH-PORTUGUESE) A Gemini Films (France)/Madragoa Filmes (Portugal) production. (International sales: Gemini, Paris.) Produced by Paulo Branco. Directed by Christine Laurent. Screenplay, Laurent, Philippe Arnaud, Andre Techine. Camera...

Morocco.
December 22, 1997... (U.S.-SWISS) A Soap Factory production. (International sales: Soap Factory, N.Y.) Produced, directed, written, edited by Frank Matter. Camera (B&W, 16mm), Dave Powers; music, Leo Bachmann; art direction, Franziska Lang, Jacqueline Frankel,...

Gipsy Magic.
December 22, 1997... (MACEDONIAN) A Vardar Film/Triangle production, with the participation of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia. (International sales: Vardar Film, Skopje.) Produced by Tozija Gorjan. Co-producer, Dancho Chevreski. Directed...

The Third Moon.
December 22, 1997... (LA TERZA LUNA) (SWISS-ITALIAN-FRENCH) A Fama Distribution release (in Switzerland) of a Carac Prods. (Switzerland)/Alia Film (Italy)/Pierre Grise Prods. (France) production, with participation of Televisione Svizzera Italiana....

The Duo.
December 22, 1997... (IRUVAR) (INDIAN) A Madras Talkies production. (International sales: Madras Talkies, Chennai, India.) Produced by Mani Rathnam. Executive producer, Suhasini Mani Rathnam. Directed, written by Mani Rathnam. Camera (color), Santosh Sivan;...

In With The New. (Silvester Countdown)
December 22, 1997... (SILVESTER COUNTDOWN) (GERMAN) An Erdbeermund Film production, in association with Turner & Tailor/Cine Impuls. (International sales: Erdbeermund, Berlin.) Produced by Rolf Peter Kahl, Oskar Roehler. Directed, written by Oskar Roehler....